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S. J. CLULEE.

EYEGLASSES AND SPECTACLES.

APPUCATlON FILED MAR. 6. l9l6.

Patented Aug". 2%), 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET S. J. CLULEE.

.EYEGLASSES AND SPECTACLES. APPLICATION FILED a. I6. 1916.

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STEPHEN J. CLULEE, OF ATTLEBCBO, MASSACHUSETTS.

EYEGLASSES AND SPECTACLE S.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented 1\u; ;'.29, 1916.

Application filed March 16, 1918. Serial No. 84,680.

-for its essential objects the provision. of

means for elevating or-lowerinsr the lenses relatively to the pupils ofthe eye for the purpose oi accommodating the glasses either for readingpurposes or for forward vision, and for other purposes; and to attainthe desired ends in a structure easily operable, inexpensive, andadapted to embodiment in any form of guard.

To the aboveends essentially my invert tion consists in 'such parts andcombinations of parts as fall within the scope oft-he appended claims.

In ,,the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is afront elevation'o-f a pair of astigmatic eyeglasses, Fig.2, aplan' of a nose guard,

Fig. 3, a vie'wofthe' same in the direction of the arrowsin Fig. 1,Figs. 4 and 5, sec

-tions on lines 4 and 55 of Figs. 1 and '2 respectively. Figs. 6 and 7,detail views of one of the clamping blocks and its at tached sleeve,Fig. 8, a; rear elevation of an a'stigmatic eyeglass embodying amodified form' of my invention, and Figs. 9 and 10, sections on lines 99and 10-.l 0 respectively of Fig. 8.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views Inthe drawings 10 are the lenses, 11 the stra s, 12'the slidable bridgebars, 13 the guid e straps, lithe spring, and 15 the nose rests of apair of astigmatic eyeglasses or spectacles. V 1

In this type of article the nose rests are attached to the rims so as tobe immovable thereon and have no capacity for elevating or lowering thelenses relatively to the pnpils of the eye. In overcoming this defect Imake the nose rests adjustable upon the rims.

My invention in its present form of embodiment, comprises clamps, eachconsisting in detail of two blocks 1'7 w iose contiguous faces areprovided at one end with vertically disposed grooves 19 opposite eachother forming a seat for the rim resultant inwardly directed fingersZlgripping the latter. The blocks have transversely disposed openings 23and 14 respectively in alinement with each other, the latter beingprovided with a thread 25 engagingthe thread 26 of a screw shank 27which passes also through the opening 23 and has its'hoad 28 countersunkin the block. screw is turned to loosen the blocks and allow them to heslid along the rim to any desired position.

The nose rest is pivot-ally mounted upon the described clamp in anypreferred manner. In this instance a rearwardly and downwardly inclinedsleeve 30 is rigidly attached by solder or otherwise to the lower faceor" one of the blocks and-has an internal thread 81 which engages thethreaded portion 32 of a screw whose nnthreaded portion 34 passesloosely through a sleeve 36 fixed to the back of the nose rest 15. Thehead 37 of-the screw prevents the escape of the nose rest. Thisdescribed form of pivot member is not exclusive,nor is. the inclinationof thesleeve 30 imperative.

In Figs. 8, 9, and 10 is. showna, modified form of my invention embodiedin another form. of astigm'atic eyeglass wherein. .the

rigid bridge bar 39 is an integral piece, upon which'are laloclrs 4C0longitudinally adjustable thereon by set screws 41.

The rims 42 are fixed to the blocks and carry the lenses i1. Integralwith or fixed to one of thehlocks 17 w ":h are engaged with the lowerinner portion of eiich rim, is an upwardly curved guard arm 43 carryingfixed to its upper end the sleeve 30 with its screw 37 upon which pivotsthe sleeve 36 of the nose rest 15.- In this form of eyelass, bybending'the arms 13 toward each other adjustment is secured to noses ofdifferent width, and. by bending them toward and from the plane of thelenses the latter may be adjusted toward and from the eyes, but by nobending of the arms can vertical adjustment of the lenses be securedwithout the described adjusting device.

Vhat I claim is 1, In eyeglasses or spectacles,.the combination with therim and the nose rest, of a clamping member attached to the exterior of:

the nose rest and engaging the rim, the noserest being pivotally mountedon said clamping member;

2. In eyeglasses or spect clcs, the combination with the rim, of a clampcomprising The described clamping blocks embracing the rim, and aclamping screw engaging the blocks, a nose rest, and means forconnecting the nose rest nivotally to one of the blocks.

3. In eyeglasses Ol spectacles, the combination with a rim, of opposedmembers whose contiguousfaces'are provided at one end with grooves toform a seat for the rim, and inwardly directed fingers to grip thelatter, means for clamping said members together, and a nose-restpivotaliy mounted upon said-c1amp.

4. In eyeglasses or spectacles, a rim, a two-part clamp embracing thesame and having a seattherefor, tightening means for the clamp, 21nose-rest, a member cured to one member of the cl-(unp, i means on thenose-rest receiving said 1' 3;- ber and permitting of pivotal movementof the noserest.

In testimony whereof I have aiiizied my signature STEPHEN J. CLULEE.

